How common is the last name Roy?

54,089 people in the United States have the last name Roy, about 1 in 5,526. It ranks #606 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ROY

#606

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
54,089
About
1 in 5,526
This common or more
34.1%
Who bears it

Of the 54,089 people with the last name Roy, 68.6% reported their origin as White, 14.6% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 8.1% as Black. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Roy

#604 Collier · 54,282#605 Valenzuela · 54,200#607 Underwood · 54,083#608 Carson · 54,032

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Roy, most common first.

#1,404 Roe · 24,654#5,245 Roa · 6,421#11,717 Ro · 2,558#12,483 Row · 2,371#14,704 Roh · 1,939#17,149 Roye · 1,617#71,480 Royo · 294#87,624 Roo · 228

Also a first name

As a first name, Roy ranks #314 of 53,615, with 176,166 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1947, with 7,592 births. See Roy as a first name

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